High-Leverage Questions and Data Analysis SCR 3

Which of the following is an example of a high-leverage question that requires strategic thinking?

• What do you think went wrong on this assessment?

• How can you modify instruction to target the specific skills students struggled with based on the data?

• Why did students fail this test?

• What activity can you do next?

Why is it important to ask high-leverage questions when analyzing student data?

• To make the teacher reflect on their teaching choices

• To focus on how students feel about their learning experience

• To ensure instructional changes are based on identified student needs

• To decide which students should be retained

A principal is helping a teacher analyze assessment data. Which question would best push the teacher toward making data-driven adjustments?

• What do you notice about students who missed the same question?

• What was your favorite lesson during this unit?

• Why do you think some students scored lower than others?

• How did students feel about the test?

Which of the following best describes how student assessment data should be used to improve instruction?

• To identify trends, misconceptions, and instructional gaps

• To determine which students should move to special education

• To decide which students should be retained

• To compare student performance to national averages

A teacher’s exit ticket data shows that 60% of students misinterpreted the figurative meaning of a passage. What is the best instructional response?

• Reteach figurative language using direct modeling and think-aloud strategies

• Give students another test to confirm the results

• Move on to the next unit since some students understood it

• Lower the difficulty level of the next test

Which TExES Principal Standard focuses on using data to drive instructional decisions?

• Standard 1: School Culture

• Standard 2: Human Capital

• Standard 4: School Improvement

• Standard 6: Ethics

When coaching a teacher on how to use data to improve instruction, which principal standard is most relevant?

• Standard 2: Human Capital

• Standard 3: Executive Leadership

• Standard 5: Strategic Operations

• Standard 6: Ethics and Equity

A teacher’s assessment results show that 50% of students are not supporting claims with textual evidence. Which instructional strategy best aligns with a data-driven approach?

• Implementing guided practice with explicit modeling on citing evidence

• Giving students a different text to work with

• Moving on to the next skill since some students understood it

• Allowing students to rewrite their responses for extra credit

Why is it important to cite specific student data in an SCR response?

• It provides evidence for why instructional adjustments are needed

• It makes the response sound more professional

• It ensures students get higher grades

• It helps determine which students should be placed in intervention

What is the best way to structure a justification in an SCR response?

• Describe the issue → Explain how data supports it → Provide an instructional solution

• Identify the weakest students → Assign additional work → Reassess performance

• Discuss student effort → Compare to previous scores → Ask students to study harder

• Write a summary of what happened in the class → Offer a general solution